The docu-series points out various circumstances in which Pearl lied or attempted to instruct both her children and Aguirre to lie.Д®lizabeth Carranza, Gabriel's great-aunt, said that while some people perceive Pearl as a possible victim following her 2013 arrest, вЂњif you knew Pearl, Pearl was never the victim.вЂќД¬arranza claimed that when Pearl and Aguirre would fight, вЂњPearl was the abusive one to him.вЂќД¬arranza and her husband George told producers of the docu-series that theyвЂ™ve witnessed Pearl punch and scratch him. While Miora claimed that Pearl struggled and had a low IQ, prosecutors claimed she was smart and sharp enough to fool child services, ABC 7 in Los AngelesВ reported. вЂњShe obviously struggles with a lot, every day, all day,вЂќ Smith told producers of вЂњThe Trials of Gabriel Fernandez.вЂќ Smith noted that Pearl had been diagnosed during her life with depressive disorder, developmental disability, possible personality disorder, and possible post traumatic stress disorder. like her son she probably had no one to turn to,вЂќ Smith theorized. and she's at the mercy of her own aggressive feelings. вЂњPearl, herself a victim, does not see that child as someone to be protected but rather is in contact, with the part of herself that didn't' get protection and you know is probably enraged. Pearl told Miora that she felt like her mom hated her andВ she ran away from home at age 11. While her dad went in and out of jail, her mother beat her, according to the report. PearlвЂ™s life was excessively turbulent as a child. вЂњBy the time that brain development is taking place she may have sustained, you know, some damage from the drugs she was using,вЂќ Wendy Smith, a distinguished scholar at University of Southern CaliforniaвЂ™s school of social work stated in the docu-series. She began drinking and using methamphetamine at age 9, the Los Angeles TimesВ cited ofВ the psychologistвЂ™s report. Miora, a clinical psychologist who interviewed PearlВ for the defense following her arrest, claimed she has very limited intellectual capacity as well as an eighth grade education. While Aguirre admitted to administering the final, fatal blows to the child, both he and Pearl participated in the abuse together.Дeborah S. This cabinetВ was also the only place he was allowed to go to the bathroom. Gabriel was forced to sleep in a locked cabinet, often while gagged and bound. Cigarettes were put out on him, he was shot in the face with a BB gun, and he was made to eat cat litter and feces.

The woman at first claimed that the boy had fallen and hit his head on a dresser, according to a 2014 CBS News story.В Later, it was revealed that Gabriel had been beaten to death.Дuring the eight months that Gabriel was in his mother's care, he was subjected to constant and nearly unspeakable abuse. Pearl was 30 years old on when she called 911 to report that Gabriel had stoppedВ breathing.

Pearl Sinthia Fernandez made an appearance in Lancaster Superior Court, where her arraignment was postponed on Tuesday, May 28, 2013. The good Samaritans became frustrated after services specifically put in place to help childrenВ didn't help Fernandez.ДЄs the docu-series shows, the four social workers who were assigned to look out for the boyвЂ™s safetyВ were themselves indicted in connection with the childвЂ™s death.Д«ut at the epicenter of the abuse was Pearl and her boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, whose direct and shocking actions resulted in GabrielвЂ™s death. While his first grade teacher and a security guard went out on a limb attemptingВ to save him after recognizing his injuries as abuse, they both felt like they hit a wall. The California child died in 2013 after exhibiting consistent signs of long term, repeated abuse. вЂњThe Trials of Gabriel Fernandez,вЂќ a six-part docu-series which hits Netflix on Wednesday, shows how both Gabriel's family and the justice system alike failed an 8-year-old boy named Gabriel Fernandez. Pearl FernandezВ was supposed to care for her son Gabriel -В but she ended up taking part inВ the boy's horrific, repeated,В and ultimately fatalВ torture.

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